Mike McCollister's Palm Programs

Battery Prefs | CCrypt | McChords | McColors | McPhling | McRazor | Owner | Screen Prefs | TC Assist | TikTok

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Battery Prefs Screen
Title: Battery Prefs
Version: 1.13 (05/30/2001)
Hardware: Any device running Palm OS 3.0 or greater
ZIP File: BatPrefs.zip (Shareware $5)
PRC File: BatPrefs.prc
Registration:
Register at PalmGear.com for only $5

Battery Prefs sets the default battery type of your Palm Connected Organizer. It also displays statistics such as voltage level and low battery warning levels. This program shows up in your Palm Preferences application (known as "Prefs") and not in the application launcher.

This program displays various information for the current battery type. The battery type can be changed so that the low battery warning is properly calibrated. The warning and critical voltage levels change depending on the battery type selected. "Default" refers to the factory default battery type. Setting the battery to the wrong type may result in loss of data. Use this feature with caution.

Registration

Register at PalmGear.com for only $5.

Registration entitles you to unlimited personal use of Battery Prefs, free upgrades and support. By registering Battery Prefs, if your device has removable batteries, the battery type will survive a reset. The bar graph will also include more information. When you register please provide the program name (Battery Prefs), the user name and the registration code. The registration key that you will receive is based on your Palm user name.

If you have further questions about registration, such as volume discounts, please send e-mail to BatPrefs@MikeMcCollister.com.

Version 1.13 Improvements

  • Fixed a bug that prevented the color text in the battery meter on a Visor Prism from showing up.

Previous Improvements

  • See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.
CCrypt Screen
Title: CCrypt
Version: 2.5.2 (06/23/2001)
Hardware: Any device running Palm OS 1.0 or greater
ZIP Files: CCrypt.zip (GPL Free Software)
CCryptSource.zip (Source Code)
PRC File: CCrypt.prc

CCrypt is a simple encryption program for a Palm Computing® Connected Organizer.

This is based on CCrypt 2.1.1 by James Aspnes (http://www.cs.yale.edu/~aspnes/pilot/).

Special Note

  • It is a serious violation of US law to export this or any other encryption program from the United States. Don't do it.
  • The IDEA algorithm is patented in Europe. But you shouldn't be using this there anyway. See previous warning.

Version 2.5.2 Improvements

  • Added the ASCII Armor checkbox so that the ASCII Armor method can be used by default.
  • Changed the "ASCII Armor" menu shortcut to "/A".

Version 2.5.1 Improvements

  • Fixed a bug that prevented the page up and page down keys from scrolling the data the proper number of lines.
  • Added color icons for the HandEra. While no color HandEra device exists yet, I decided to put these in now.

Previous Improvements

  • See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.
McChords Screen
Title: McChords
Version: 2.0 (06/17/2001)
Hardware: Any device running Palm OS 3.0 or greater
ZIP File: McChords.zip (Shareware $10)
PRC File: McChords.prc
Registration:
Register at PalmGear.com for only $10

McChords will display the notes of more than seventy chords and scales.  It also has a four octave playable piano. The key and chord are selectable via onscreen buttons. There is an option to play the individual notes of a chord or scale.

Registration

Register at PalmGear.com for only $10.

Registration entitles you to unlimited personal use of McChords, free upgrades and support. By registering McChords;

  • you will be able to play chords and scales backwards,
  • the bottom "piano keyboard" on the Piano page will be enabled, and
  • registration reminders will not pop up.

When you register please provide the program name (McChords), the user name and the registration code. The registration key that you will receive is based on your Palm user name.

If you have further questions about registration, such as volume discounts, please send e-mail to McChords@MikeMcCollister.com.

Version 2.0 Improvements

  • Broke the program into three pages: Chords, Scales and Piano. The piano mode allows the user to play two keyboards. Also added more chords and scales.
  • Palm OS 3.0 or greater is now required to use McChords.
  • Now can play chords and scales backwards as well as forward.
  • Changed the color of the keyboard and icons a little bit. 
  • Now using a list to select the chords or scales. This allows for the addition of many more without messing up the interface. This also allow for a more descriptive selection.
  • The page up and page down keys will cycle through chord or selections.
  • Added many more chords and scales. Also changed the UI to better manage the large number of chords and scales.
  • Now shareware.

Previous Improvements

  • See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.
McColors Screen
Title: McColors
Version: 1.10 (05/17/2001)
Hardware: Any device running Palm OS 3.5 or greater
ZIP File: McColors.zip (Freeware)
PRC File: McColors.prc

McColors is used to display all colors available on a Palm Connected Organizer.

Version 1.10 Improvements

  • Added the Palm Color Picker menu item. 
  • Made some minor UI changes.

Previous Improvements

  • See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.
McPhling Screen
Title: McPhling
Version: 2.06 (06/23/2001)
Hardware: Any device running Palm OS 3.0 or greater
ZIP Files: McPhling.zip (GPL Free Software)
McPhlingSource.zip (Source Code)
PRC File: McPhling.prc

McPhling is an extension (also known as a hack) for the Palm Computing Platform. It allows you to quickly switch from your current application to the previous one by simply swiping your pen from the silkscreen "Apps" button into the upper-left graffiti area. In addition, a swipe from the "Menu" button to the "Apps" button will pop up a list of your most recently used applications (application list) for you to select. Users of SwitchHack will find McPhling very similar. Other features of McPhling include:

  • You can choose which applications will be ignored by McPhling from the preferences screen in HackMaster (or whatever Palm OS system extension manager you use).
  • You can choose "favorite" apps which will always be shown in the applications list.
  • You can select the number of applications in the applications list.
  • You can choose the order of the applications list. Ordering options are:
    • Most Recently Used
    • MRU with Favorites at Top
    • MRU with Favorites at Bottom
    • Alphabetical
    • Alphabetical with Favorites at Top
    • Alphabetical with Favorites at Bottom
  • You can select whether the current application is displayed in the application list.
  • You can clear the cache of applications stored by McPhling from the preferences screen.
  • Small icons give you a visual cue in the most-recently-used list. Note that if an application does now have a small icon, it will not show up in McPhling.
  • McPhling can be configured on whether icons are shown or whether there is a click when the application list is brought up.
  • A second swipe from the "Menu" button to the "Apps" button will remove the applications list if it is already up.

McPhling is based heavily on Mitch Blevin's PhlegmHack. McPhling simply adds a few features and fixes some bugs and goes on from there. Much thanks goes to Mitch for writing such a wonderful program.

McPhling is free to use, and licensed under the GNU General Public License. It requires HackMaster or any other Palm OS system extension manager to run. It is assumed that you are familiar with using Palm OS system extensions, so please read your Palm OS system extension software documentation before installing McPhling. In particular, you should always disable system extensions before uninstalling or upgrading them.

There are various programs that are HackMaster compatible. Here are the ones that I am familiar with:

Version 2.06 Improvements

  • Fixed a bug that caused a conflict with launching applications with EasyLaunch using the upper right of the graffiti area.

Version 2.05 Improvements

  • If a program name was too long, it would not be properly truncated in the preferences screen. This has been fixed.

Version 2.04 Improvements

  • Now supports the HandEra 330 and its 240x320 screen with virtual graffiti area.
  • Preferences screen changed a little bit so that more applications are visible.
  • The application list is now always the correct width. Previous versions would sometimes show a list that was too wide.

Previous Improvements

  • See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.
McRazor Screen
Title: McRazor
Version: 2.03 (11/24/2000)
Hardware: Any device running Palm OS 1.0 or greater
ZIP File: McRazor.zip (Freeware)
PRC File: McRazor.prc

This turns your Palm Connected Organizer into an electric razor.

Version 2.03 Improvements

  • Updated contact information.

Previous Improvements

  • See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.
Owner Screen
Title: Owner
Version: 1.04 (05/14/2001)
Hardware: Any device running Palm OS 2.0 or greater
ZIP File: Owner.zip (Freeware)
PRC File: Owner.prc

Owner is a Palm application that brings up the "Owner" Palm preferences form. If your Palm Computing® Connected Organizer is lost and then found by an inexperienced Palm user, then this is an easy method (for inexperienced users) for finding the owner preference form. Owner It is named with dashes ("-") at the beginning and end of the name so that it will show up first in a list of applications.

Version 1.04 Improvements

  • Made some minor code optimizations.

Previous Improvements

  • See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.
Screen Prefs Screen
Title: Screen Prefs
Version: 2.01 (05/14/2001)
Hardware: Any device running Palm OS 3.0 or greater
ZIP File: ScreenPrefs.zip (Shareware $5)
PRC Files: ScreenPrefs.prc
ScreenPrefs16.prc
Registration:
Register at PalmGear.com for only $5

Screen Prefs sets the default screen color/gray scale depth for your Palm Connected Organizer. It can handle screen modes from black and white (1-bit) all the way up to 16-bit color. This program shows up in your Palm Preferences application (known as "Prefs") and not in the application launcher.

Registration

Register at PalmGear.com for only $5.

Registration entitles you to unlimited personal use of Screen Prefs, free upgrades and support. By registering Screen Prefs, the option of the screen mode surviving a reset becomes available. When you register please provide the program name (Screen Prefs), the user name and the registration code. The registration key that you will receive is based on your Palm user name.

If you have further questions about registration, such as volume discounts, please send e-mail to ScreenPrefs@MikeMcCollister.com.

Version 2.01 Improvements

  • Fixed a bug that prevented the OK button in the about box from working when using the non 16-bit color version.
  • When Screen Prefs is run from another application, it is now more compliant with other Palm preference/panel applications. Basically some minor user interface changes.
  • The about box now displays "16-bit" when the 16-bit color version is installed.
TC Assist Screen
Title: TC Assist
Version: 1.72 (05/18/2000)
Hardware: Any device running Palm OS 1.0 or greater
ZIP File: TCAssist.zip (Freeware)
PRC File: TCAssist.prc

TC Assist is a tool designed to assist in filling out daily timecard entries. The user can enter start and stop time as well as the number of hours taken at lunch and hours worked. Either the start time, stop time or hours worked can be solved based on the other three parameters. An alarm option is also available.

Version 1.72 Improvements

  • Made some minor UI changes.
  • Made some coding changes to make sure that TC Assist is compatible with future operating systems.

Previous Improvements

  • See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.
TikTok Screen
Title: TikTok
Version: 2.11 (06/11/2001)
Hardware: Any device running Palm OS 1.0 or greater
ZIP Files: TikTok.zip (GPL Free Software)
TikTokSource.zip (Source Code)
PRC File: TikTok.prc

TikTok is designed to be a simple, no nonsense, timer utility for a Palm Computing® Connected Organizer. Using it is dead simple. Tick on a checkbox to start a timer, edit it's description to tell you what it is you are timing. Simple!

This is based on TikTok 1.07 by Dave Pearson (http://www.davep.org/).

Version 2.11 Improvements

  • Fixed a bug that caused the alarm to sound multiple times if the visual alarm option was disabled.

Previous Improvements

  • See README.htm included in the ZIP file for full history.
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